ALBERT J. COUNTRYMAN Jr.

Albert Countryman Jr. joined the Donnelly.Media team in 2019 after owning the Gloucester City News for 17 years. Albert's history and connection to the places he covers allow him to connect with people and groups worth celebrating in our communities. His favorite pieces to share involve people who have overcome great odds to achieve success, high school teams winning state championships, and volunteers working at food pantries or other charitable organizations. Albert can be reached at acountryman@donnelly.media for stories pertaining to Cinnaminson, Delran, Gloucester City and Palmyra.

Halloween parade ‘a cherished tradition’

Halloween has become one of the most popular holidays all year – started by Druid priests in Ireland more than 2,000 years ago. The annual...

Unofficial: Gubernatorial election results

Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the Nov. 4 election and will be the next governor of New Jersey, according to unofficial...

‘What a gorgeous day’

The evening of Oct. 21, 1777 did not start well for blacksmith apprentice Jonas Cattell, as the Hessian mercenaries in control of Haddonfield arrested...

‘Most of them were’

More than 60 people sitting on 300-year-old benches gathered at Haddonfield Friends Meeting to learn from historian Dr. Maurice Jackson how many Quakers in...

‘What a crowd’

More than 80 people crowded into the Mullica Hill library meeting room on the evening of Sept. 25 to hear the story of the...

‘Welcome to the Point’

On a recent pleasant evening at the intersection of Tanner Street and Haddon Avenue, residents walked along the brick pathway into the Haddonfield library...